1. |
Stay Awhile
04:23
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-Stay Awhile-
You say you’re not ready for this
Well, what is this
That you’re not ready for?
You keep your distance
You hold me at arm’s length
Don’t let me get too close
Or you’re walking out that door
Why must you make this more than
It’s had the chance to be?
Why don’t you just
Stay awhile. What is your hurry?
Stay awhile. Why is it you must go?
We’re just two people; why can’t you
Stay awhile. That’s all that I’m asking
Stay awhile
Don’t you know love needs time to grow?
Or do you know that’s why you go?
You pack your future in a box with things
Meant for another day
Another year
But when you want what you want
Will it still be there?
Oh, will it still be there
When you put aside your fear?
It doesn’t happen that way
The future is built on today so
Stay awhile. What is your hurry?
Stay awhile. Why is it you must go?
We’re just two people; why can’t you
Stay awhile. That’s all that I’m asking
Stay awhile
Don’t you know love needs time to grow?
Or do you know that’s why you go?
How do you know we’re not the
Us you’ll need for all your life
If you never even take the time to stay?
Stay awhile. That’s all that I’m asking
Stay awhile
Don’t you know love needs time to grow?
Or do you know that’s why you go?
Oh, please don’t go
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2. |
Falling Apart
03:03
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-Falling Apart-
Too many voices in my head
Think of the things I should have said
I’ve been waiting for a long time
Wondering if I got it right
Guess it’s another sleepless night
Can’t seem to get past all I’ve been through
There’s a song in my heart that needs singing
I’ve been waiting to bring it
Forget all this approval and pleasing
I’ve been trying so hard that I’m
Falling apart at the seams
But I’m not giving up on all my dreams
I’ve been knocked down
I’ve been pushed around
Yet somehow I’m caught in between
Lately I’ve been wondering why
I never asked just what—
What’s in it for me?
Taking some time to clear my thoughts
But these decisions come with cost
I’ve been waiting for a long time
Don’t even know what I believe
Are these ideas from you or me?
I need the freedom just to live my life
There’s a song in my heart that needs singing
I’ve been waiting to bring it
Forget all this approval and pleasing
I’ve been trying so hard that I’m
Falling apart at the seams
But I’m not giving up on all my dreams
I’ve been knocked down
I’ve been pushed around
Yet somehow I’m caught in between
Lately I’ve been wondering why
I never asked just what—
What’s in it for me?
Gotta stop being so hard on myself
Oh it’s not you—yeah, it’s me
Got to find my voice, got to make a choice
Who am I supposed to be—yeah, what is in it for me?
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3. |
My Something Different
04:31
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-My Something Different-
This time I promised myself
Things would be different if I fell
Something that makes me stronger
Something that knocks me off my feet
Something that makes me want to
Be all the best parts of me
If you’re wondering how I’m feeling
When I say this
Let me let you in ‘cause
You are my love
You are something beautiful and
You make my life complete
You are just what this girl needs
Can’t you see?
That you are my something different
This time my life’s about me
Not changing my ways just to agree
Love must be such a new thing
All of the things I’ve never had
Secrets and lies, who needs them?
It’s gotta be better than that
Oh, I’m wondering what you’re feeling
When I say this
Please let me in ‘cause
You are my love
You are something beautiful and
You make my life complete
You are just what this girl needs
Can’t you see?
That you are my something different
Over & over I tried to keep finding a love that fit
Now you’re here
I think this could be it, yeah
You are my love
You are something beautiful and
You make my life feel complete
So happy now; I found you
You are just what this girl needs
Can’t you see?
That you are my something different
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4. |
You Love Me Anyhow
04:11
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-You Love Me Anyhow-
In this world of madness
Sometimes I don’t even recognize myself
Searching through the missing persons
Seems all I find is someone else
So how’d you ever find me?
And give me back the freedom to believe?
With all this hurt to trust again
I thought that it could never be but
I love
The way you’ve opened my heart
And I love
That it’s not ‘someday’ but ‘now’
Even when I don’t know why
You love me anyhow
Now your arms surround me
When all I’d ever known was such uncertainty
In this craziness you ground me
Please tell me that you’ll never leave ‘cause
I love
The way you’ve opened my heart
And I love
That it’s not ‘someday’ but ‘now’
Even when I don’t know why
You love me anyhow
I’d learned to live without someone
Better alone than all my hopes undone
But the ups the downs, the joys, the sorrows
Your love’s for keeps not something borrowed
Oh, baby, I love
The way you’ve opened my heart
And I love
That it’s not ‘someday’ but ‘now’
Even when I don’t know why
Even when I don’t know why
You love me anyhow
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-What It Means to Be Loved-
I’ve been waiting
Please don’t keep me
So far away
Do you know
What love looks like?
It’s all around you every day
And I don’t know
What time will show,
But I want you to know
What it means to be loved
Searching for a feeling
When you find it,
Will you be free?
Love is so much more
Than just a feeling
It’s an action
Or it’s incomplete
And I don’t know
What time will show,
But I want you to know
What it means to be loved
There are all kinds of love out there
It begins with you and me
You’ve been searching
But love’s found you
Look around, look around
Take a good look around
‘Cause here I am
I’m reaching out my hand
Wanting you, wanting you just
To believe again
And I don’t know
What time will show,
But I want you to know
What it means to be loved
What it means to be loved
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6. |
Here We Are
05:28
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-Here We Are-
Here we are
Is there something left to say?
We could leave it here
But we just can’t walk away
Maybe this time will be different from the last
I keep telling myself that
Yet, here we are
Once again here in this place
Like the evening news
Same old story, different face
Though I’ve tried, tried to change the way I feel
Is it any wonder ‘cause we’re people
Just two people
We’ve grown into very different people
Or was it all illusions, mirrors?
Was it ever any clearer?
Remind me, remind me
Remind me now
Tell me what we were all about
Here we are
Once again here in this place
Like a dead end road
Only out’s the way we came
If we just could learn something from the years
Perhaps there’s freedom in that we’re people
Just two people
We’ve grown into very different people
Or was it all illusions, mirrors?
Was it ever any clearer?
Remind me, remind me
Remind me now
Tell me what we were all about
Remind me, remind me now, oh
Remind me, remind me
Remind me now
Though my mind keeps saying ‘run,’ but then my heart—
Oh… here we are
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7. |
Every Day
04:10
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-Every Day-
I wake up and I look at you
I watch you sleep
You're beautiful in every way
I think if I could stay right here
And feel you breathe
This love would always stay
But life floods us with distractions
And we might be far away
But all the things that I am needing
You can give me every day
I don't need expensive things
I just want to feel your heart
Miles may come between us dear
But you can make them disappear
All I really need is to hear from you
My love for you, it grows
And I need for you to know
It's not about you being more
'Cause all you have to give to me
Is all I'll ever really need
Just let go
Tell me what you feel inside
'Cause I can see
All the love when you are here
When I look into your eyes
Your love's so strong
It almost takes away my fears
Just wait until tomorrow
But I can't get past today
If love is in your heart then tell me
Show you love me every day
Every day, every day
Every day
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8. |
In Front of My Eyes
04:27
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-In Front of my Eyes-
Again I’m falling, I’m falling to pieces
Scattered across the floor
And just when I think it’s over
And I can’t take anymore
You wrap your arms ‘round me and say
Take it one day at a time
Your voice warms me to the core
Your eyes make me see what’s worthwhile
If it’s always raining
There’s sunshine in your smile
I can’t go on complaining
When all I need
Is in front of my eyes
Another day, another day older
I catch myself in a sigh
And when I think about the future
Why do I break down and cry?
‘Cause, baby, you know that I love you
You bring out the best parts of me
When my life gets so overwhelming
You strengthen my weakest beliefs
If it’s always raining
There’s sunshine in your smile
I can’t go on complaining
When all I need
Is in front of my eyes
Nothing stays the same
Wandering through the years
When I feel like walking away
Time and again you keep shattering all my fears, Oh
If it’s always raining
There’s sunshine in your smile
I can’t go on complaining
When all I need
Is in front of my eyes
In front of my eyes
If it’s always raining
There’s sunshine in your smile
Can’t go on complaining
When you’re in front of my eyes
You wrap your arms ‘round me
Just take it one day at a time
You know that I love you
You make my life worthwhile
Oh, there is sunshine in your smile
In front of my eyes
In front of my eyes
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9. |
Ready to Give You Love
03:49
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-Ready to Give You Love-
I’ve been out of my mind
Since you said goodbye
I guess that I can’t really blame you
I know we’re not getting younger
So what hung these weights on my tongue?
I just hope it’s not too late to tell you
That I love you. I love you
And I’m ready to give you love
I am ready to give you love
I am ready to give you love
All my life
Seeing the warmth of your smile, now I
See it was worthwhile
To go out on a limb and just say it
For a moment I saw my life
Without you, oh baby, I
Don’t know why it took so long to tell you
That I love you. I love you
And I’m ready to give you love
I am ready to give you love
I am ready to give you love
All my life
You’re that something good I couldn’t see
Standing right next to me
You must think I took you for granted
Now the future is oh so clear
Baby, I see it’s all right here
And I’m ready to give you love
I am ready to give you love
I am ready to give you love
All my life
I am ready to give you love
I am ready to give you love
I am ready to give you love
All my life
Oh, I’m ready to give you love all my life
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10. |
All That Matters Now
03:55
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-All That Matters Now-
It doesn’t matter where you’ve been
Just as long as you’re here now
It doesn’t matter what you’ve done
I’ll still love you anyhow
All the years I wasted on the dream
That he would be the one who’s meant for me
It’s been a long road to you
Gone are the things I held onto
But all that matters now
All that matters now is you
Tell me why do dreams appear
Only to melt away
Just when you’re getting to the good part
Suddenly it is day
But now I have much more than just a dream
Your love is more ‘cause it’s reality
It’s been a long road to you
Gone are the things I held onto
But all that matters now
All that matters now is you
All the years I wasted on the dream
That he would be the one who’s meant for me
It’s been a long road to you
Gone are the things I held onto
But all that matters now
All that matters now is you
It doesn’t matter where you’ve been
All my life ‘cause you’re here now
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11. |
Seems Like Rain
04:16
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-Seems Like Rain-
You broke the mundane
Like the sweet dawn of the morning
But I should have known
That this joy was only a warning for the pain
And endless shadows filled with rain
Now my life is the same
As before, without a story
I can barely make out
The road that is before me; It seems to me
That’s how my life is going to be
Through the bluest skies
Boy, you had me flying high
And blue—
That’s how I find myself
When I think of you, think of you
Forever is just a word
Why is it so hard to define it?
If my life still goes on without you
I guess it’s time that is defiant
Or can it be that I was so falsely assured?
Through the bluest skies
Boy, you had me flying high
And blue—
That’s how I find myself
When I think of you, think of you
Through the bluest skies
Boy, you had me flying high
And blue—
That’s how I find myself
When I think of you, think of you
They say the sun will be out today
I don’t know, I just can’t believe them
For all I see
Are endless shadows filled with rain
With rain… with rain
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-In Front of my Eyes-
Again I’m falling, I’m falling to pieces
Scattered across the floor
And just when I think it’s over
And I can’t take anymore
You wrap your arms ‘round me and say
Take it one day at a time
Your voice warms me to the core
Your eyes make me see what’s worthwhile
If it’s always raining
There’s sunshine in your smile
I can’t go on complaining
When all I need
Is in front of my eyes
Another day, another day older
I catch myself in a sigh
And when I think about the future
Why do I break down and cry?
‘Cause, baby, you know that I love you
You bring out the best parts of me
When my life gets so overwhelming
You strengthen my weakest beliefs
If it’s always raining
There’s sunshine in your smile
I can’t go on complaining
When all I need
Is in front of my eyes
Nothing stays the same
Wandering through the years
When I feel like walking away
Time and again you keep shattering all my fears, Oh
If it’s always raining
There’s sunshine in your smile
I can’t go on complaining
When all I need
Is in front of my eyes
In front of my eyes
If it’s always raining
There’s sunshine in your smile
Can’t go on complaining
When you’re in front of my eyes
You wrap your arms ‘round me
Just take it one day at a time
You know that I love you
You make my life worthwhile
Oh, there is sunshine in your smile
In front of my eyes
In front of my eyes
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Tara Hawley Cleveland, Ohio
TARA HAWLEY is a jazz & pop singer from Northeast Ohio who entertains audiences with her smooth vocals and beautiful song interpretations. She has headlined at venues such as Nighttown, BLUJazz+, Cain Park, the Stocker Arts Center and performs as a featured soloist with ensembles from jazz trios to full orchestras. Also a songwriter and arranger, her debut original-song album is Stay Awhile. ... more
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